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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what color jalopies did people ride in in Al Tafar?
(a) Brown and black.
(b) Camouflage.
(c) Orange and white.
(d) Green.

2. What could Bartle and Murph hear in Chapter 4 as they watched fires on the hillside?
(a) Soft keening.
(b) Howling.
(c) Crying.
(d) Sobbing.

3. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?
(a) The James River Bridge.
(b) George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.
(c) World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(d) Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

4. What was the interpreter studying in Chapter 1 when the war came?
(a) Literature.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Law.

5. On the flight home in Chapter 5 when Bartle reached for a rifle that was not there, how many times did an NCO say that he did the same thing?
(a) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

6. In Chapter 3, how long had Bartle been in the army?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 1/2 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

7. In Chapter 1, what did Serling give Murph and Bartle to eat after the occupants of a car were killed?
(a) Pound cake.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Cheese.

8. In Chapter 4, how old did Bartle think that the LT was?
(a) 28.
(b) 24 or 25.
(c) 23 or 24.
(d) 31.

9. In Chapter 4, what color was Murph's girlfriend's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

10. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle say was Sterling's rank when they met?
(a) Specialist.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Staff Sergeant.
(d) Corporal.

11. In Chapter 4, what did a friend send Bartle?
(a) Brownies.
(b) Gold Label.
(c) Jack Daniels.
(d) Cookies.

12. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
(a) Yellow ribbon and newspaper clippings of soldiers, airmen, and sailors.
(b) Yellow ribbon and a photo of a soldier in a newspaper clipping.
(c) Yellow ribbon and some medals.
(d) Yellow ribbon, 8x10 photo of a soap star, and newspaper clipping of a man with a catfish.

13. What color hair did the colonel have who came to give Bartle and the others orders?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

14. In Chapter 4, where did a colonel say that men would be sent if they died in the upcoming battle?
(a) Germany.
(b) Ramsted.
(c) Dover.
(d) United Kingdom.

15. What time was it in Chapter 3 when Bartle saw Sterling hit a bargirl?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is Mrs. Murphy's job?

2. Where does Chapter 5 take place?

3. In Chapter 3, what town did Bartle go to in a taxi cab?

4. What did Bartle's mother drive in Chapter 2?

5. What did Sterling find at the end of Chapter 4?

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